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May 16, 2023, 13:25 ET LAZ PARKING TEAMSTERS RATIFY AGREEMENT

Supervisors employed by LAZ Parking at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport have unanimously ratified their tentative agreement. It will...

Apr 19, 2023, 19:38 ET TEAMSTERS WIN STRIKE AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Teamsters at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) have secured their very first contract following a two week-long strike and 10 months of...

Apr 06, 2023, 18:12 ET RISD TEAMSTERS CONTINUE PICKET ON CAMPUS

Workers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) represented by Teamsters Local 251 were forced onto the picket line at 4 a.m. on Monday, April 3, ...

Apr 02, 2023, 16:00 ET TEAMSTERS AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO STRIKE

On Monday, April 3, workers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) represented by Teamsters Local 251 will begin an open-ended strike in...

Mar 23, 2023, 16:23 ET TEAMSTERS HOLD UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE STRIKE AT RISD

Today, Teamsters Local 251 members working as custodians, caretakers, groundskeepers, and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) held a...

Mar 22, 2023, 17:35 ET TEAMSTERS AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO HOLD UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE STRIKE THURSDAY

Tomorrow, Thursday, March 23, Teamsters at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) will begin a one-day unfair labor practice (ULP) strike to...

Mar 07, 2023, 15:05 ET TEAMSTERS LOCAL 251 FILES UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE CHARGES AGAINST RISD

Teamsters Local 251 has filed unfair labor practice (ULP) charges against the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) for failing to pay a general wage...

Feb 15, 2023, 19:30 ET TEAMSTERS HOLD INFORMATIONAL PICKET AT PROVIDENCE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

Teamsters Local 251 members employed by First Student held an informational picket outside of the Providence Public School District (PPSD) board...

Feb 15, 2023, 14:00 ET TEAMSTERS HOLD PICKET AT RISD

Today, Teamsters Local 251 members working as custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) held an...

Nov 30, 2022, 13:46 ET TEAMSTERS VOTE TO AUTHORIZE STRIKE AT RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Teamsters Local 251 members working as custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) have voted to authorize a...

Mar 28, 2022, 15:43 ET STERICYCLE AND SHRED-IT WORKERS IN RHODE ISLAND RATIFY FIRST TEAMSTER CONTRACTS

Over the weekend, 60 workers at two Stericycle-owned businesses in Rhode Island, represented by Teamsters Local 251, overwhelmingly ratified their...

Feb 23, 2022, 20:48 ET RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN WORKERS VOTE TEAMSTER YES!

Congratulations to the custodians, lead custodians, groundskeepers, caretakers, movers and President's House facilities coordinators employed by...

Feb 10, 2022, 16:28 ET RHODE ISLAND STERICYCLE TEAMSTERS EDGE CLOSER TO STRIKE

Nearly 50 workers at two Stericycle-owned businesses that are represented by Teamsters Local 251 engaged in a practice strike demonstration at...

Jan 31, 2022, 13:37 ET FIRST STUDENT OF SCITUATE, R.I. RATIFIES CONTRACT WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL 251

Drivers and monitors at First Student of Scituate have unanimously ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 251....

Jan 27, 2022, 16:29 ET DURHAM SMITHFIELD WORKERS RATIFY CONTRACT WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL 251

After a unanimous strike authorization and a "just practicing" demonstration, school bus drivers, monitors and aides at Durham School Services of...

Aug 19, 2021, 09:50 ET Teamsters Local 251 Strike At Johnson Brothers Marches On

Dozens of Teamsters from all over New England showed up early Tuesday morning to stand in solidarity with their seven striking brothers at Johnson...

Jul 19, 2021, 16:11 ET Teamsters Local 251 Condemn Twin River Casino/Ballys For Gambling With Workers' Wages

Workers at Twin River Casino/Bally's in Lincoln, R.I. represented by General Teamsters Local Union 251 are displeased that they have not been...

Jul 12, 2021, 11:00 ET Teamsters Local 251 Hails Major Legislative Win for Rhode Island School Bus Workers

Legislation protecting workers in the school bus industry pushed by Teamsters Local 251 and other unions (H6118A and S635A), passed the Rhode Island...

Jun 23, 2021, 09:06 ET Teamsters Local 251 Observes Juneteenth By Protesting At Home Of Boss

Workers who have been on strike against Johnson Brothers of Rhode Island since May 26 marked the new federal holiday, Juneteenth, by protesting at...

Dec 22, 2020, 11:23 ET Teamsters Rally To Stop Deal Between Rhode Island Beer Wholesalers

Approximately 50 workers at McLaughlin & Moran (M&M) cheered when management of the state's only Budweiser distributorship announced Monday that the...

Dec 04, 2020, 16:11 ET Teamsters At Riverhead Building Supply Ratify First Contract

Workers at Riverhead Building Supply have ratified their first Teamsters contract providing for wage increases and health care benefits. The drivers, ...

Nov 18, 2020, 17:59 ET It's Unanimous! Scituate First Student Drivers Join Teamsters Local 251

On Monday First Student school bus drivers voted 14-0 to join Teamsters Local 251 to becomes the fifth First Student yard in Rhode Island to be...

Nov 05, 2020, 17:47 ET Teamsters Oppose Beer Monopoly In Rhode Island

Teamsters representing workers at Mancini Beverage are urging the public to contact state authorities to object to the company's planned purchase of...

May 18, 2020, 13:26 ET Teamster Contract Overwhelmingly Ratified at STA/Ocean State Transit

Approximately 215 school bus drivers, monitors and aides voted overwhelmingly over the weekend to ratify their first contract with STA/Ocean State...

Jan 22, 2020, 12:17 ET Tentative Agreement Reached Between Teamsters Local 251 And STA/Ocean State Transit

A tentative agreement was reached last night between Teamsters Local 251 and Ocean State Transit, a subsidiary of Student Transportation of America...